Martha's Tatting Blog

Kindly remember a few posts ago, where I showed several versions of mock hairpin lace.  There is no "right" way, but rather one s...

Do you remember this   Hairpin Lace and Tatted Angel ?  It was the first pattern I shared with Georgia's Online Class .  (The direct...

People sometimes ask me about my designing process.  If I'm making something realistic, like a horse or a flamingo, I go to Google ...

I'm just home from Palmetto TatDays .  I had such a good time, but I'm really tired now. So more about Palmetto itself la...

Here are the largest and smallest designs from my upcoming pattern book.  I try to have a nice assortment. **Oops, forgot to say it s...

My test tatters are always such a help when I am working on a pattern.  It isn't just a case of pointing out the typos.  They will po...

Yesterday's project was to spread out all the patterns to decide on the sequence for the book pages.  Before the day was over, I chan...

Some of you have asked, yes the new book is all angels.  "A Flight of Angels" is the tentative title.  Here's another sample...

Last weekend I was so tired of the snow and the cold, I took my favorite floral edging and made it into a spring time an...

Here's another one for the Challenge .  This is "Angel with Star" from A Host of Angels  by Christel Weidmann.  Each pattern...

No tree for us this year, but I am fortunate to have a hearth for Christmas decorations. Decorating was both sweet and sad as I remembered l...

I traditionally give my coworkers a Christmas ornament. I was looking for something a bit quicker than usual, and decided my Big Sister Ange...